Ricardo - The Middle Big Brother

Like the other four Fingers, the Middle is a large Syndicate with a unique culture and creed that all members follow fervently. Members operate on an extremely tight-knit 'familial' structure, enjoying close fraternal ties with one another. Reflective of their bonds, everyone in the Middle refers to each other as their "Brothers", "Sisters", or "Siblings" despite not having any biological relative to each other, the ranks of members will be from Little Brother, Little Sister to Big Brother, Big Sister and the highest rank known is The Great Brother and The Great Sister.

While the Middle cherishes its own members, it takes the polar opposite approach towards outsiders. Any "sin" committed against a member of the Middle, their loved ones, or property is recorded in the "Book of Vengeance" so that the perpetrator might be punished for the deed. The Middle is well-known for never letting go of unfulfilled grudges, and members may spend years chasing down its enemies to enact justice, which often entails a punishment that is grossly disproportionate to the perceived crime. Besides listing the names of everyone who has slighted the Middle, the Book of Vengeance also provides guidelines for the punishment to every conceivable crime, which range from murdering a Sibling to the simple act of stepping on a member's shoe. The same list is shared across every Book of Vengeance, although said lists appear to be divided by District. Particularly high-risk Vengeances are classified as Labors and Big Siblings are expected to complete one in order to earn the title of Great Sibling.

Depending on the crime, the Middle will not hesitate to annihilate everyone in the perpetrator's faction, town, or social circle. The Middle may not even care who actually committed the sin, and will just opt to enact mass vengeance against whoever's in the vicinity in order to teach everyone nearby a lesson.

On the other hand, members of the Middle are far more lenient to each other, and slights are generally ignored and forgiven out of loyalty to one another. However, members of the Middle are expected to be in the Syndicate for life, and thus nobody can leave it. Anyone who attempts to move on from the Syndicate will be hunted down by their former Siblings until they die or erase absolutely every indicator of the Middle from themselves.

There exists no strict dress code among the Middle beyond blending in with other members. They tend to wear light-colored dress pants and garish shirts or coats in purple and pink tones, as well as carry around personal copies of the Book of Vengeance with them. Other common attributes include golden chains wrapped around the forearm, shins, and neck (larger amounts of chains are present on higher-ranking members), which the Middle utilize in combat, and are meant to symbolize solidarity and connection between Siblings. Members of the Middle are also recognizable by their enhancement tattoos; as they are allowed to get a single tattoo with each vengeance completed, the number of tattoos present on one's body tends to denote their ranking in the Syndicate, the more tattoos on their body, the stronger and higher ranking they are in The Middle

In combat, the Middle make use of punches and kicks, augmented by the tattoos, although they will occasionally make use of weapons as well, especially when conducting punishments.

Ricardo is a tall man with a muscular build, with crimson red eyes usually hidden behind his black tinted sunglasses with deep purple lens. His hair is hot pink and combed back, with multiple intricate tattoos on his torso and face, which glow purple when using his power as a Big Brother. He wears a superfluous amount of shiny golden chains around his neck, arms, and shins. He wears a large purple fur lined coat around his shoulders with a leopard pattern, along with white dress pants with purple leopard-patterned dress shoes. His belt is adorned with gold along with the logo of the Middle in the center (the logo is a golden middle finger), with a golden chain holding a bulky copy of the Book of Vengeance. Ricardo is an extremely confident and imperious man, especially in combat, who is self-assured in his abilities with his imposing title as a Big Brother of the Middle. He refers to the world as binary, a part where one is luscious and one is bristly, similar to the texture of hair. Ironically, Ricardo is incredibly protective and almost obsessive about the quality and shape of his hair, with the Book of Vengeance even stating that the 'sin' of stealing hair salon coupons results in complete extermination of said 'sinner' and their other affiliates, he will asks for the other Little Siblings to play his boombox in the background which plays high-energy, aggressive techno and electronic battle theme mixed with ominous Latin chanting when he is in battle for dramatic entrances Ricardo is also quick to point out any 'sins' an individual has committed. Ricardo seems to speak in a rather archaic and foreboding tone when addressing a 'sin' within the Book of Vengeance. He loves cute things like kittens that he got his vault full of Kitty stickers, even though he is very harsh towards those commits any sins in the book, he is a very respectable man when interacting with normal people, polite even which is a contrast to how imposing he is, he is very friendly as well. The Middle Little Sisters and The Middle Little Brothers will acts friendly if it's not their target of vengeance